Brutal new development in reality star’s age-gap open marriage

Weeks ago this reality star confronted her husband’s alleged infidelities by calling for an open marriage – now comes a sad new update.

American reality star Bronwyn Newport and her husband, Todd Bradley, are separating after nine years of marriage, according to new reports.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, 40, and her tech exec husband, 67, are “headed for divorce” according to Page Six.

A source told Radar Online that Newport announced the split at the reunion taping for the sixth season of her reality show, which filmed last week in New York.

“This shouldn’t come as any surprise, though,” the source said. They claimed that Newport “is disgusted by what she’s been seeing on TV” of her husband’s behaviour.

The pair had a 27-year age gap - and a tense relationship on screen.

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“He’s coming off badly,” the source claimed.

Newport had previously publicly claimed she and her wealthy husband did not have a prenuptial agreement.

News of the split comes after a dramatic season for the couple, with Bradley facing fresh claims of infidelity – and his wife trying to forge a path forward for them by suggesting they investigate having an open marriage.

In an episode that aired last month, the reality star told fellow Housewife Whitney Rose over lunch that her husband had been sprung in a public place looking at revealing images of a woman on his phone – in his text messages, to be precise.

Rather than being angry, Bronwyn said she wanted to use his alleged indiscretion to try and start a conversation about opening up their marriage.

The star, known for her wild outfits, tried to confront her husband’s alleged infidelities head on.

In a recent episode, Bradley brushed off her calls for an open marriage arrangement.

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She tried in the next episode, on camera – and it did not go well. Bronwyn’s husband Todd, always a gruff and disinterested presence on the reality show, appeared furious when his wife informed him she’d been discussing their “sex life” on the show.

“The bottom line is, I end up feeling not good enough,” she said of his extramarital activities.

“I am as open to whatever makes you happy as I can be. If you wanted to do something different, or have an arrangement, or be open, I would consider it. I would do whatever I needed to do to evolve with you.”

Todd's alleged indiscretions made headlines and became a major plot point on the show.

Todd, however, said that while their 11-year marriage had “ups and downs,” he didn’t want anything to change: “I’m very happy being with you in the relationship we have.”

Bronwyn said she wanted her husband to know that there’s “no weirdness or shame about figuring out what works in your sex life.”

Earlier in the episode, Bronwyn had told the group that what “embarrassed” her about her husband’s alleged infidelities was “the humiliation and secrecy around it.”

“Todd and I don’t have an ‘arrangement,’ but if we wanted one, I think we’re both adults and we would talk about it,” she told her castmates.

Newport and Bradley do not have any children together. She has a 19-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, while he has two sons from his first marriage.

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